About Us

A powerful resource in litigation for nearly 50 years, S-E-A is a multi-disciplined forensic engineering, fire investigation and visualization services company specializing in failure analysis. S-E-A's full-time staff consists of licensed/registered professionals who are experts in their respective fields. S-E-A offers a complete investigative service, including: marine, mechanical, biomechanical, electrical, civil and materials engineering, as well as fire investigation, industrial hygiene services, visualization services and a fully equipped chemical laboratory. These disciplines interact to provide thorough and independent analysis that will support any subsequent litigation. Should animations, graphics or medical illustrations be needed, S-E-A’s imaging sciences team can work closely with field staff to clearly depict what really happened.

In addition, S-E-A offers an unrivaled array of pre-market product testing and ongoing quality research services. Clients have an added measure of confidence in the integrity of their products knowing that S-E-A's advanced analytical and testing tools have been employed in the search for defects or weaknesses.

The S-E-A Difference

Since its inception in 1970, S-E-A has continued to grow each and every year. Our accumulation of experience and expertise coupled with access to the latest technology—some of which we created and developed ourselves—has made our staff and facilities among the most sophisticated in the world.

From our research center to our full-service chemical laboratory; from our Roll Simulator to 3D laser scanners—our professionals have the technologies they require to reveal the cause of some of the most complex failures imaginable.